whitney & damon.

What a wedding. Whitney and Damon were married on May 31, 2008. It was a long time coming, but at the end of the day, my parents had offically married off their last Hall girl! And yes, we all were married within one year of each other!

The wedding was beautiful, and it was a perfect reflection of their style and love for each other. I was honored to not only be co-matron of honor, but also the photographer...crazy right?! Well, I thought, I've done it before, and wont have to do it again...so why not?! Honestly I was honored that they wanted me to be such a part of their wedding. Congratulations to my amazing twin sister for finding the perfect man for her. You two are so wonderful together!

Here are a few of my favorites from the day, and I'll be posting more in a slideshow soon! Enjoy!

*and yes, I am so glad that I won't be photographing another wedding while wearing a bridesmaid's dress - believe it or not, it's even harder than you may think ;)Only Whitney would play Guitar Hero on her wedding day! She's *really* good at it!
Bea-u-tiful!

My absolute favorite image from the day! We are going to make it into a large gallery wrapped canvas!You may be wondering how I was in the wedding but still took the pictures. Well, I had a few amazing helpers! So thank you to : Justin Drummond (my second shooter/amazing husband), Matt Bruning, and Bethany Givens even took a few that all three of us had to be in! Thank you all, it wouldn't have happened without you!

Image by Matt Bruning:
*Small note about this image, I love it so much because I explained it to both Justin & Matt to be sure to get this shot...and they both did, Matt took this one, and Justin took another closer in...you can see Justin in the right hand corner! Thanks so much for your dedication!!!
Image by Justin Drummond:Whitney & Damon decided to have lots of cakes (different flavors) for their guests, loved that! Oh, and they were all so yummy, and made by the fabulous Erin of the Cake Kitchen!
Make-up: mac
Hair: Hayley Ash (email me for contact info)
Church: Bainbridge United Methodist Church
Reception: Sunroom at the Brick (Frankfort)
Caterer: Sunroom at the Brick
DJ: Arrowood Entertainment
Cake: the Cake Kitchen

custom slideshows!

I am so excited to share one of our newest product offerings - custom slideshows! I know I promised to share a while back, but I have had a few technical difficulties :) Anyway, this is from Heidi & Nathan's wedding in May. The slideshow is included in the wedding coverage, and additional copies can be purchased (it is also available for portrait sessions...just ask!)

*It may take a while to load...you can also go here: YouTube.

Enjoy!

twitter

I've joined the twitter bandwagon and you can now see my updates right here on the blog!
I can't say the updates will be often, but I promise I will try.
*it will be located where the giant arrow is pointing :)

love this.

love this image, just wanted to share.

have an amazing day.


*and to the many, many people wanting to see this particular wedding (I know that it is lots of you), they aren't ready yet, but I promise to share soon :)

amazing clouds

Justin and I are house sitting for a couple months at an amazing house with a beautiful property and as we where walking back from visiting the horses last night these stunning clouds headed our way. We never had rain, but it was quite a sight!

ken swinson

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing one of my very favorite artists, Ken Swinson (check out his website/blog). Justin & I are currently obsessed with his work and it was so great to see his studio and the paintings he had been working on. I gave Justin one of his prints of Maysville for his birthday and our "we want this" list is growing really, really long! It was such a fun shoot and I wanted to share a few of my favorites.

Ken, thanks for a great shoot! Hope to see you soon!
The painting in the left image is a view of the rowhouses Justin & I lived in while in Maysville! It's still in progress, but we definitly plan to add it to our collection when it's finished.

moving time. again.

Well, I guess it is about time I post this.
Cassidy Dawn Photography will offically be based out of Chillicothe, Ohio as of this Saturday! I know what you're thinking...you've always been based out of Chillicothe, Ohio. While this is partially true, the other side of it is that we actually live in Maysville, Kentucky.
As much as we love Maysville, our goal has always been to move back to Ross County, it really is where are hearts are. So as of Saturday, we will be local once again. :)
So if you have noticed a string of strange and irregular posts on the blog, you can fully expect them for a few more days. The packing it taking it toll. Everything we have will actually be in storage for about 2 months while we are house sitting for some very dear friends, so we have to be over the top organized with everything that is packed; however, I do promise to get this blog back to some type of normalcy eventually, just hang tight.

Thank you all for being so amazing.
I've had a ton of inquires for summer portraits start to pour in, so if you are thinking you'd like some and haven't emailed yet, please let me know. I'd love to get you on the calender!

For something more "businessy", check out the new seniors promo. I am so excited about them and can't wait to get them out and about!